The Property Pod

Don't just be influenced by what's put in front of you. Make sure that you read the documents’: Jackie Smith – head of Buyers Trust. Podcast series on Moneyweb

The Mother City's first citizen shares insights into property investment, other major developments in the metro, talks about infrastructure plans, service delivery, and the city as an investment destination. Podcast series on Moneyweb

‘It's not all plain sailing. It is a big shopping centre to fix and to fill. But I think that by the end of the year, you'll notice significant changes, both in customer experience and tenant mix when you arrive’ – Paul Gerard, managing director of Flanagan & Gerard, which has been appointed to help turn around the massive mall. Podcast series on Moneyweb

‘Unfortunately, it's unlikely to be in the US, as much as it would be logical… We are looking at other offshore jurisdictions. We will not share that destination or that particular deal until we have it confirmed’ – Geoff Jennett, CEO of Emira Property Fund. Podcast series on Moneyweb

‘We do have our challenges, but I think more than anything else we are an attractive city in terms of investment by virtue of our location – both from a tourist point of view and the fact that we are a port city, meaning that from a logistics point of view we are the gateway to Africa through the Port of Durban,’ he says. Podcast series on Moneyweb

The first citizen of South Africa’s capital city shares insights into property investment and other major developments in the metro, talks about infrastructure plans, service delivery, the city as an investment destination, and what’s happening in the Pretoria CBD on the urban renewal front. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Clive Bredenkamp, IT executive at proptech specialist e4, explains home owners can consolidate their debt with their favourite bank, or simply look for a better interest rate. Podcast series on Moneyweb

‘I do think we are in a little bit of a bubble here in what’s going on from a tourism perspective, also from foreigners moving here’: Alexa Horne, managing director of DG Properties. Podcast series on Moneyweb

The SA CEO of JSE-listed Vukile Property Fund shares insight on why the group purchased the Eastern Cape mall in an R800m deal together with Flanagan & Gerard from Sisa Ngebulana’s Billion Group, expanding its presence in the thriving rural and township retail property market. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Bryce O'Donnell, managing director of Abcon Developments, speaks about the next phase of the new 70 000m2 mixed-use precinct that’s rising at one of the ‘gateway’ entry points into Sandton – SA’s financial hub that is seeing a ‘big return to the office’. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Wayne Krambeck, vice president of operations at Zimbali Lakes, speaks about the ‘Big Easy’ becoming involved in developing an Ernie Els Signature Golf Course within the landmark new KZN North Coast development, which is being led by Kuwait Stock Exchange-listed IFA Hotels and Resorts. Podcast series on Moneyweb

‘Edge certification is effectively green building certification, and banks traditionally do not provide a role like this. The Nexus 1 building – Attacq’s first net-zero carbon Level 1 development – now also meets a global benchmark set by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation’: Genevieve Naidoo of Nedbank CIB. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Steven Brown, CEO of JSE-listed property fund Fortress, talks about the significance of the group securing shareholder approval for a single share structure, which saw it resume paying dividends, but Reit status is not on the radar just yet. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Commercial property professional Kura Chihota from eXp South Africa is the guest on Moneyweb’s milestone 100th episode of The Property Pod, which goes regional this week, as we look at what’s bubbling in the Zimbabwe and broader SADC real estate markets. Podcast series on Moneyweb

The head of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in South Africa discusses the organisation’s drive for greater professionalism, accountability and ethics in the broader property sector. He also weighs in on the ‘sad’ fortunes of Tongaat Hulett. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Khosi Sibiya, joint-licensee of Seeff Soweto, says South Africa's biggest township saw over 2 000 property transactions worth over R1.1bn last year, and talks about being a role model for aspirant estate agents. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Rob Kelso, CEO of SA Home Loans, says while it has almost been ‘the perfect storm’ for property – where transactions have fallen ‘quite precipitously’ – with interest rates expected to be cut later this year, 2025 is likely to see a pick-up in the residential market. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Conformity is required by May this year to help get South Africa off the grey list: Rawson compliance manager Charmaine Truter. Podcast series on Moneyweb

South African Real Estate Investment Trust Association chair Estienne de Klerk shares his latest insights on the listed property sector following the industry’s 2024 conference, noting: ‘If you were an investor last year in Reits, you would've been rewarded with the best performance of all investment classes … So, albeit marginal, number one is number one’. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Kobus Lamprecht, head of research at Rode & Associates, says besides the return of workers back to the office, the Mother City is benefiting from companies expanding or opening offices due to the city’s better power-supply situation, in addition to growth in tourism and semigration on the back of good governance in the metro. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Myles Kritzinger, CEO of the newly established South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (Samrra) shares his insights on why this specialist sub-sector of real estate is booming in the US and Australia, and Samrra’s aim to “further institutionalise” multifamily as a property investment class locally. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Mikayla Benkenstein talks about the group’s growth locally and elsewhere in Africa, and shares insights on property construction activity in SA, considering the country’s lingering poor economic conditions. Podcast series on Moneyweb

André Gouws, managing director of Intaprop, which is leading the Oxford Parks mega mixed-used development in the trendy Johannesburg precinct, says there’s still big interest in the area, even for new office space. Podcast series on Moneyweb

With expectations of interest rate cuts this year, will 2024, an election year, see a flat market? Siphamandla Mkhwanazi – property economist at FNB, shares his insights and expectations. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Mohamed Kalla, Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at Sesfikile Capital, shares insights on the sector’s performance and outlook for 2024. Podcast series on Moneyweb